this is d.w. news live from berlin and julian assange show awaits his fate in a lot london court for the wiki leaks founder finds out find out soon if you'll be extradited to the u.s. there are a staunch fan since 175 years in prison if convicted on ask you not church. also coming up the u.s. president's recorded trying to change an election result and there's nothing wrong was there any doubt. 2 that you recalculations donald trump presses an election official in the state of georgia saying he needs to find out more votes the

president still refuses to concede the election that his democratic rival joe biden one. german chancellor angela merkel's government under fire for its coronavirus strategy despite tougher restrictions infections from the time and vaccinations are off to a sluggish start. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us anticipation is high in front of london's criminal courthouse as a british court is due to rule on whether wiki leaks founder julian assange should be extradited to the united states supporters greeted us songes he arrived at the court and central london this morning he faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted of violating the u.s. espionage act in 2010 he released thousands of classified u.s. military file. and has avoided extradition ever since the australian was 1st

arrested in britain 10 years ago seeking asylum in the ecuadorian embassy where he spent 7 years i was songe and his lawyers have always maintained he was acting as a journalist and he should be entitled to freedom of speech protections. judy in this song became a global celebrity in 2010 after wiki leaks publish classified us army material supplied by an intelligence analyst. containing documents and video footage from the wars in afghanistan and iraq. some of the footage was shocking seemingly implicating u.s. troops impossible who all crimes. i believe that if those killings were lawful under the rules of engagement the rules of engagement are wrong deeply wrong. many

applauded a soldier's fearlessness in shedding light on the murky side of the conflict he was showered with prizes and voted leaders choice for the time person of the year in 2010 but for many others the leaks were nothing short of treason undersold a dangerous enemy of the state let's go right to london now do that because burke at mass is standing by for us there following the situation for us hi burkett tell us what is happening right outside the courthouse well right now i'm hearing a lot of she is behind me and i also have just been told that the judge has decided that julian assange should not be extradited to the u.s. i haven't really been able to look into that myself but that's what what i've been hearing. around me what the producer told me and there's a lot of tears people out.